The New York Yankees interviewed San Francisco Giants hitting coach Hensley Meulens for their open managerial position on Thursday. Then Meulens spoke with reporters.

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When Yankees general manager Brian Cashman explained why Joe Girardi’s run as manager had to end, he kept coming back to what he considered Girardi’s inability to connect with the clubhouse.

Hensley Meulens must have done his homework. On a conference call with reporters not long after his interview to become the next Yankees skipper on Thursday, Meulens repeatedly championed his skills as a talker.

“I’ve been known as a great communicator with guys because I speak five languages,” said Meulens, currently the Giants’ hitting coach. “I like going around the clubhouse, finding out how guys are feeling.”

We’ll expand on that and more in our takeaways from Thursday’s talk below: